Answering journalists Minister Dallas Alahapperuma said that a lot of supporters want to contest under the UPFA ticket but it was able to accommodate only 12, and the most prospective applicants were given nominations.

When the President was asked to comment on certain remarks made by the TNA candidate C.V. Wigneswaran on the 13th Amendment, the President said that any problem could be solved through discussions.

He also said that the right to elect the Chief Minister for the North Western province should be given to the voters, and the candidate who obtained the highest number of preferential votes was appointed its Chief Minster in the past.